Orwellian Cheney

"Frankly, I was offended by it," Cheney said in the videotaped interview. "For Amnesty International to suggest that somehow the United States is a violator of human rights, I frankly just don't take them seriously."

So which is it, Dick? Are you offended, or do you not take them seriously? How could you possibly be offended by something you don't take seriously? Cheney is one of the Republican masters of double speak. He knows he's contradicted himself here, I think. It doesn't matter to him. What mattters is that he got out a response that contained the word offended, and the phrase "not taken seriously" to refer to amnesty international. It's that simple. Too bad it isn't that simple for the thousands upon thousands of people all over the world who have had their human rights violated on behalf of, or with the support of, the United States government this year.....